The Chesterfield County School Board met Jan. 15 to elect its chair and vice chair for the coming year and to schedule meetings for 2025.

School Board members are Ann Coker (Bermuda District), Dot Heffron (Clover Hill District), Dominique Chatters (Dale District), Steven Paranto (Matoaca District) and Lisa Hudgins (Midlothian District). The School Board elected Coker as chair and Hudgins as vice chair.

The School Board also approved this 2025 meeting schedule:

  • Work sessions on the FY 2026 budget will start at 4 p.m. Jan. 23, Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and Feb. 19.

  • Business meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 will begin with a public hearing on the FY 2026 budget.

  • Special meeting to adopt the FY 2026 budget will start at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25.

  • Work sessions will start at 4 p.m. and business meetings will start at 6:30 p.m. March 11, April 8, May 13, June 3, Sept. 9, Oct. 14, Nov. 12 and Dec. 9.

  • Summer work session is set for noon Aug. 12, followed by a 6:30 p.m. business meeting.

The Chesterfield County School Board is the governing body of Chesterfield County Public Schools, central Virginia's largest school system. There are five School Board members, each representing one of the county’s magisterial districts. Members are elected to four-year terms; the current terms continue through Dec. 31, 2027.

School Board meetings generally take place in the Public Meeting Room (10001 Iron Bridge Road). Work sessions and business meetings are shown live on Comcast channel 98 and Verizon channel 28, livestreamed here and curated on the school system’s YouTube channel.

Additional School Board information is available at oneccps.org/school-board.